Three Women (Unabridged)
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
NOW A SERIES ON STARZ STARRING SHAILENE WOODLEY * BETTY GILPIN * DeWANDA WISE * GABRIELLE CREEVY * with BLAIR UNDERWOOD
“Staggeringly intimate...Groundbreaking.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A breathtaking and important book.” —Cheryl Strayed
“Extraordinary...A nonfiction literary masterpiece.” —Elizabeth Gilbert
#1 New York Times Bestseller and a Best Book of the Year by: The Washington Post * NPR * The Atlantic * New York Public Library * Vanity Fair * PBS * Time * Economist * Entertainment Weekly * Financial Times * Shelf Awareness * Guardian * Sunday Times * BBC * Esquire * Good Housekeeping * Elle * Real Simple * And more
A riveting true story about the sex lives of three real American women “who are carnal, brave, and beautifully flawed” (People, Book of the Week), based on nearly a decade of reporting.
Lina, a young mother in suburban Indiana whose marriage has lost its passion, reconnects with an old flame through social media and embarks on an affair that quickly becomes all-consuming. Maggie, a seventeen-year-old high school student in North Dakota, allegedly engages in a relationship with her married English teacher; the ensuing criminal trial turns their quiet community upside down. Sloane, a successful restaurant owner in an exclusive enclave of the Northeast, is happily married to a man who likes to watch her have sex with other men and women.
Hailed as “a dazzling achievement” (Los Angeles Times) and “a riveting page-turner that explores desire, heartbreak, and infatuation in all its messy, complicated nuance” (The Washington Post), Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women has captivated readers, booksellers, and critics—and topped bestseller lists—worldwide. Based on eight years of immersive research, it is “an astonishing work of literary reportage” (The Atlantic) that introduces us to three unforgettable women—and one remarkable writer—whose experiences remind us that we are not alone.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sex is certainly one of the most fascinating aspects of the human experience. Journalist Lisa Taddeo embarked on eight years of research into the intimate experiences of three American women: a stay-at-home mom embroiled in a torrid affair, a teenager romantically entangled with her teacher, and a successful restauranteur whose husband enjoys watching her in bed with other people. Actresses Mena Suvari, Marin Ireland, and Tara Lynne Barr tell the trio’s poignant, turbulent, and often heartbreaking stories. Three Women offers a startlingly unfiltered and raw snapshot of female desire.
Customer Reviews
“Meh”
Kind of boring, the other infused to much of her own tone, voice into each of the stories. It took away from the individuality of each woman and her story, therefore my connection to one or the other was lost (for me). In general I was bored throughout and when I wasn’t bored the over use of similes and such became annoying. The concept is great and I appreciate the participants for sharing the details of their life.
Porn
Not a highly intellectual read. I felt very sorry for these women and how their self worth and entire being was so vastly affected by men who treated them in as sexual objects and little else.